Leprosy in Nonimmigrant Canadian Man without Travel outside North America, 2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bonnar, Paul E. ; Cunningham, Natalie P. ; Boggild, Andrea K. ; Walsh, Noreen M. ; Sharma, Rahul ; Davis, Ian R.C.
• Description:
  In Canada, Hansen disease (leprosy) is rare and not considered in diagnoses for nonimmigrant patients. We report Mycobacterium leprae infection in a Canadian man whose sole travel was to Florida, USA. The M. leprae isolate was identified as armadillo-associated genotype 3I-2-v1. Travelers to the southern United States should avoid contact with armadillos.
• Subjects:
  Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents Dapsone Drug Therapy, Combination Humans Leprostatic Agents Leprosy Male Mycobacterium Leprae Ofloxacin Rifampin Travel

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(1):165-166.
• Pubmed ID:
  29260666
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5749456
• Document Type:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Canada ; Florida
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:26e04220efd04614aac11124bb6f689ba0a414fcf5b7949f6a7d2aa3c8dd3964
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50941/cdc_50941_DS1.pdf
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